Morning journal and courier., 1887-02-10
TWO THOUSAND CONNEXIONS.

The Great Revival In Dr. Taimage's l Church - Incidents of The Coal
 Strike In New York-Coal Dealers l Driving Their own Carts.
 1 A letter just received from a lady resident of Brooklyn, N Y, and who formerly resid- ed in this city, says the great revival in Dr. | Talmage's church where she attends | still continues with inc reasing interest. There have been, during this revival over two
 thousand conversions, five hundred of whom
 have recently connected with Dr. Tal- mage's church. Dr. Munhall has assisted in his ministrations night and day. He is
 surely remarkable evangelist, writes the
 lady, and think very much needed in New
 Haven. Most excellent music is furnished
 at all of the meetings by Professor Towner
 and wife, which has added much of interest
 to the various services. It is thought the
 great revival will continue in the tabernacle
 several weeks longer. Dr. Talmage says
 this has been the greatest revival of religion
 he has ever heard or read of as occurring in
 New York, and despite the large accession made to the church thereby, not one has been accepted without having first gone through the most careful and searching ex animation. Dr. Talmage baptizes either | by sprinkling or immersion, just as the con- | science of the applicant may dictate; he con- ] siders one form just as effective as the other. | It is true change of heart he regards es- sential to salvation, not mere forms and cere- l monies. About one hundred and fifty young | men, representing some of the best families | of Brooklyn, have recently joined the grand | army of converts and joined the church, and | the doctor says he doubts not but what many | of them will yet become evangelists. | So great is the interest felt in this revival | that at some of the special meetings it is Il necessary to issue tickets to avoid overcrowd- l ing this large house of worship, which seats | some five or six thousand. The doctor thinks | that it will be necessary before long to build | a much larger church to accommodate his | fast increasing congregation.
 This letter also contains some information respecting the recent coal panic in Brooklyn. It says in reference to strikes among coal | beavers, drivers, etc., that it is not an un- usual sight to see the proprietors of 8 coal | firm seated in front of load of coal bound | for it's place of delivery. For instance, | writes the lady, "a load of coal has just ar rived at a house a few doors below our residence. A son of the yard proprietor | is driving the team and the load contains non union man to put in the coal. A
 mounted policeman follows the cart to its | destination and then remains on guard until ! the coal is safely deposited in the cellar. A ! striker on the opposite side of the street is | looking on while the work is being done | and his confederate keeps close to the non ! union man, carefully examining his shovel when he lays it down a minute to dump his Il coal basket-to see if there be any mark or | name upon it that might help him recognize | his labor stealer wheneI CT he should catch | him alone. A bad state of things to exist in | a civilized country, as claim ours to be-"